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This a very unusual concept, and I am not sure I understand what will be the driving force. Is it the movement of the device assisted by the "wings", or is it the wings assisted by the weight of the device? What is the purpose of the line on the right side, is it the anchoring mechanism?
Oct 17 2010 by pk47
*The driving force is the tunnel moving up and down and the water column inside it to run a unidirectional turbine. Sorry, I missed out showing that in the graphics!
Oct 22 2010 by uniturbine
The whole animation is a cross section so what looks like wings are actually floats. The floats are hinged with links to the tunnel so in order to align themselves according to the approaching wave. The driving force is the tunnel moving up and down to run a unidirectional turbine. Yes the long single line on the right is a mooring line anchored to the seabed which has enough slack to adjust according to either tidal height or extreme wave heights. Please do let me know if it makes any sense now or else your questions are always welcome.
Oct 17 2010 by uniturbine
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Oct 16 2010 by Rolando Besmonte
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Oct 15 2010 by Clean Legacy
Just as I thought, "The GE 100" is now 100 Interesting Ideas from 100 Favorite ones but still not 100 (Its 98)!
Oct 5 2010 by uniturbine
What does "The GE 100" mean? I don't see all of the best of ideas in there so I reckon its just a show case to depict some kind of diversity. What do you say?
Oct 5 2010 by uniturbine
You are right Miro! I noticed that there were 98 in the list and thought maybe two more to add but don't know if it keeps changing. I admire your keen observation!
Oct 5 2010 by uniturbine
It seems "The GE 100" is not a final list. It started with 100 entries, now it is 98. Some entries disappeared, some are new every day. Peace ... miro novak
Oct 5 2010 by miro novak
I feel tha same, simply unbelievable. Peace ... miro novak
Oct 5 2010 by miro novak
Yes I agree with you on the calmer part of water after its passage through the device. I can only say after i can run it in a proper test tank. But I don't think any device could do that at the full range of waves in a particular region. There has to be a sizing and rating design according to average conditions of where it is going to be installed. (Minimum to Maximum for full capture) Beyond Maximum it becomes survivability issue which also needs to be taken care of. My design proposes to still keep capturing even after exceeding the maximum without the need to shut down.
Oct 2 2010 by uniturbine
As a wave passes, particles suspended in the water move in a circular path. The circle can potentially be intercepted at any point, but at a cost to the other points, so it is not necessarily an advantage to work in two planes. I don't have a sense of which design will prove best, but this one looks worth trying. It will probably be much easier to take power from the lines attached to the tips of the floats than from a gearbox at their hinges. The key to storm survivability would seem to be either designing a device that only affects part of the larger waves, or one that can sink to the bottom when necessary.

Best Wishes.
Oct 2 2010 by Bob Stuart
Miro, Please study the design carefully before passing your self-proclaimed expert judgment. Couldn't you see the floats have limits attached in the form of flexible cables to prevent complete close-in of floats to the upper end of the tunnel. You can also witness this in my other video on Youtube.
Oct 3 2010 by uniturbine
I think, that this concept is on blind way. It solve nearly nothing and there are too much problems it face. For example, I think, that "wing" floats come to stadium "arms closethe body lower" and stop to work, it becomes a classic buoy. Peace ... miro novak.
Oct 3 2010 by miro novak
The Angle of the outriggers dynamically change according to the approaching wave. Larger the Wavelength lesser would be the angle. Simultaneously for that corresponding waveheight larger would be the travel of the tunnel. So in principle we can't get more output from the device than it's full rated capacity anyway but would still be able to survive the storms. All the stresses converge on to only one point, the links. I like your idea of using ballast to sink in the device under stormy conditions but it brings in more complications to raise costs and lower reliability. Might not be worth it.
Oct 3 2010 by uniturbine
I would think that you could change the angle between the outriggers and the wave direction to accommodate a wide variety of wavelengths. The more stress you can put on those parts, the more power you can generate. If they can't survive storms, you might put in a spring that lets them leak, to sink and survive, with an air supply to raise them again when it is safe. A little ram tube on the side of your main generator would probably re-charge an air tank.
Oct 3 2010 by Bob Stuart
Floats on rigid outriggers will defeat the purpose of self adjustment and render it prone to huge stresses during surges compromising its survivability factor. Wavelengths are never constant in oceans.
Oct 3 2010 by uniturbine
The circular path I refer to would show in the side view, as in your video. Right now, the best way I have to guess at the efficiency of wave power designs is to estimate how much calmer the water would be after passing. With this design, it is easy to imagine the waves going around it. It might work better with floats on rigid outriggers spanning one wavelength. I didn't see a video of it on YouTube, but I was impressed with a design that was just a very wide water wheel, similar to the bucket wheels used on old mill-stream generators. These wheels, the size of logs, were arranged in a V, to share a common generator and receive the waves at an angle. They would reach maximum power on medium size waves, and maintain that, with little extra stress, even in storm waves.
Oct 2 2010 by Bob Stuart
Bob, Thanks for your comment. Just want to clarify, it is this circular path on the surface which also pushes the tunnel on its way down after the crest has crossed it. The two lines you see are mere limits, so the floats don't bang on to the upper end of the tunnel. There is no gearbox at the hinge. Those are links that enable the free movement of floats to align according to the shape of the passing wave and also provide impetus to the respective upward & downward motion of the tunnel. Power take-off is only from the unidirectional turbine.
Oct 2 2010 by uniturbine
Ashutosh, Richard, good luck, thanks. miro novak
Oct 1 2010 by miro novak
You too, take care and good luck thanks for the pespective and insight. Typo below, again, it's 80 watts per square meter at 20 miles per hour..LOL
Oct 1 2010 by HorizontalWindmill
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